that's a lot of money to tie up in one position. That said, if you're gonna spend that kind of money at any one position, it might as well be QB. I suppose it all depends on how much the seahawks really like Sanchez.

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^true, also the contract for Sanchez wouldnt be that bad because he wouldn't hit that many of the incentives because he would be a back up for a while. Without all those incentives added in Im sure that that it would be more reasonable of a figure.

I don't think taking Sanchez would be a reflection on how "bad" Hasselbeck is. He's coming back from back surgery correct? How often has Seattle been in posistion to draft in the top 5? They may not be in a position in the future to draft his replacement without having to trade up, there may not even be anyone worth trading up/drafting at all. Him being healthy next year is worth a few more wins i would imagine

I don't think taking Sanchez would be a reflection on how "bad" Hasselbeck is. He's coming back from back surgery correct? How often has Seattle been in posistion to draft in the top 5? They may not be in a position in the future to draft his replacement without having to trade up, there may not even be anyone worth trading up/drafting at all. Him being healthy next year is worth a few more wins i would imagine

I tend to agree, this is the first and probably last time Seattle will be picking outside of the middle to latter stage of round one for a while. They're still a strong team, more so now with the Houshmanzadeh signing.

It makes sense to use that high pick on the best QB available since Hasselbeck is 33 and has a history of some niggling injuries, at most he's likely to be a starter for 3 years. Draft sanchez, let him sit for a year and a half let him close out 2010 for Seattle and trade/release/kill off Hasselbeck before 2011 and look forward to the next decade with a good QB.

Just about $30 million of Hasselbeck's $49 million dollar contract has already been paid out. Most people agree that Sanchez could do with some bench and clipboard experience, so having Matt for 2009 season is pretty much worth it and then the Seahawks can go into 2010 either with the option of trading Hasselbeck (who would have to re-negotiate his contract with any prospective new team), or have a very good backup safety net for the team if Sanchez gets hurt or runs into major trouble his first year starting. Then Hasselbeck is gone.

Of the total potential cap hit of Mark Sanchez's contract were he picked #4 overall, only about 10% will show up in the first two years of his NFL career anyway (I'm assuming, based off other recent top 10 quarterback selections).

This isn't really a financial problem. At all. Whether Seattle picks a quarterback or not remains to be seen (certainly Ruskell has been trying to convince people they won't), but finances shouldn't hold them back.

It would do Sanchez good to sit behind Matt for a year, after this year Seattle could probably trade Matt for a 2nd or third round pick to a team looking for a vet QB that thinks they could win right now (such at the Vikings.)

I have been going back and forth on this one. I do one mock with Sanchez #4 and another with Monroe #4. Then, I try to play around with trades and my head explodes.

Here's my thing, and I only present this as maybe a different approach on things. The Seahawks can win right now. Assuming no injuries, this team probably won't be picking in the top 5 or even top 10 anytime soon again.